MKM appoints Brian Cumberland managing director of research sales
MKM Partners has appointed Brian Cumberland as managing director of research sales, responsible for managing the firm’s sales team globally.
MKM Partners has appointed Brian Cumberland as managing director of research sales, responsible for managing the firm’s sales team globally.

Bertrand C Fry has joined the Pryor Cashman as a partner in the firm’s Investment Management Group. With Jonathan T Shepard, Fry will co-head theGroup and lead a team addressing a full range of legal and regulatory issues that affect
Alignment Investors, a division of BlueCrest Capital Management, has hired three investment professionals to expand its team managing absolute return focused fixed income investments.
Bill Miller, former head of European sales for hedge fund Winton Capital has joined Princeton-based CTA Drury Capital as head of global sales with responsibility to push further the Drury Capital brand in North America, Europe and the Far East.

The Exchange Council of Eurex Deutschland has elected a new chairperson and a vice chairman for a period of three years. Carola Gräfin von Schmettow (pictured), member of the management board at HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, was appointed as chairperson,
Société Générale Asset Management has announced the appointment of Olivier Lecler as chief executive of its wholly-owned subsidiary, SGAM Alternative Investment
KKR has appointed Jaka Prasetya, former managing partner and founder of Leafgreen Capital Partners, as managing director to lead the firm’s Indonesia efforts as well as credit and special situations initiatives in Southeast Asia. Also joining KKR in the role
AIS Fund Administration, a global hedge fund administrator and provider of outsourced middle and back office functions, has hired Dominic Newland as vice president of its European sales

Laura J McMahon has joined BakerHostetler as a partner in the firm’s corporate and energy practices based in the Houston office. She comes to BakerHostetler from Norton Rose Fulbright, where she co-chaired the Latin America practice group. McMahon joins
Carey Olsen is strengthening its corporate and finance team in Jersey by making Guy Coltman a partner in this practice area.